Chapter 49
2021-01-06
Chapter 49 BusyIn the original world, what Igor was trying to do was undoubtedly talk to the bank Stealing business is equivalent to having trouble with the state machine. A big hat for illegal fundraising is buckled, and those who can't finish eating have to go.
But in this Westeros, where the economy and financial industry are almost blank, let alone no relevant laws at all, even if there is, with Eddard Stark as Prime Minister, Night's Watch Legion will definitely be able to obtain the power to legally raise funds.
Igor was not born to study economics, or more precisely, he should know nothing about it. Fortunately, before crossing the road, he often visited a forum called "Fuhu". In that place where elites and storytellers from all walks of life coexisted, and experts and bragging rights contended, he not only learned to make up stories quickly and be smart, but also really mastered it. There are some shallow insider and cold knowledge that the ordinary person often does not know - and these, now come in handy.
What oneself really wants to do is to tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall, commonly known as a Ponzi scheme - at least until oneself finds a way to make money, and Tyrion quickly realized this, at first. Attitude firmly refused to participate.
But at a critical moment, he had a brainstorm and explained to Tyrion the circulation method of an even bigger scam in a less accurate and professional, but fairly easy-to-understand format. A fact that most people don't understand, don't want to believe when they understand it, and it doesn't matter whether they believe it or not is a fact that is absolutely true: modern society is indeed running on this huge scam of using "money that doesn't exist" to build itself up. In fact, this great display of human imagination is far more important than any technology and new inventions, and when everyone is involved, it can't be called a scam.
What Igor did was to use this super scam, which is far more exaggerated than tearing down the east wall to make up the west wall, to broaden Tyrion's vision and use fight poison with poison to increase his confidence in oneself's upcoming fundraising. Tolerance. He didn't tell Tyrion about the catastrophic consequences of not playing well with finance, and he didn't know whether oneself was right in trying to bring these ideas into the world, and he didn't know whether oneself's plan would eventually succeed... But he had to pretend Put on a confident look - if oneself looks suspicious and hesitant, how can I convince a feudal noble who has been exposed to this knowledge for the first time?
Having a Lannister on board isn't a requirement, but if Tyrion is willing to cooperate, everything will be smoother.
He still wants to take off the black clothed, and wants to return to the original world of oneself. He can't and doesn't want to be busy raising ransom in exchange for oneself's freedom. ", is the only way he can think of to solve the funding problem once and for all.
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Igor is really busy.
First of all, he had to see which two assistants and where the offices were placed for him by the venerable Prime Minister Eddard Stark, both of which could actually be solved with money, but the raising of funds had not yet been done. At the beginning of the current stage, it is natural to save a little bit.
He then arranges for the first 'ransom' that Tyrion pays him to be sent to Wall.
Finally, we have to prepare for a trip to Dragonstone to get ready for obsidian mining.
It doesn't seem like much, but in this era, it takes a lot of time to do anything in the light of the back and forth. He was first freed to take office as a new official, naturally trembling with fear, and he didn't dare to be lazy at all. steal.
The two of them rushed under the Red Keep, and after finding a place to settle their lunch, they entered the Royal Family Castle again and came under the Tower of the Hand. The Hand of the King is far busier than the transmigrator, they fail to see Eddard Stark again, Yoren is taken directly to the dungeon, and Igor also sees the two House Stark guards, Oden and Davy, who were ordered to assist oneself.
The two soldiers from Winterfell brought North's passive attribute of being friendly to Night's Watch. After the three got to know each other in a harmonious atmosphere, Igor led them to the East Camp of the King's Landing garrison.
Here, he met the current Captain, Janos Slynt, a short stature man with a bald double chin and a wretched face.
Igor has no sympathy for the guy in front of him who is corrupt, sells officials, and betrayed Eddard Stark in the original story, and the latter obviously also has a crush on a guy from Wall who doesn't seem to be able to bring oneself a little bit of oil and water. The Night's Watch lacks interest. Fortunately, this was ordered by the Prime Minister. Despite his stinky face, the guard Captain didn't dare to obstruct or make trouble. After nodded said hello to Igor, he sent a golden robe to take Igor and the other three. Look at the house that is now the offices of Night's Watch.
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The house is located opposite the gate of Dongying of the Capital Guard, not far from the noble area and the Red Keep. Since it belongs to the property of the Guard, the location is different from that of people. In the streets with huge traffic, even Janos Slynt, who depends on wealth as his life, did not dare to rent it to others to do business on his own, so after being idle for a period of time, it was picked up by Night's Watch who happened to find Ed.
To be honest, Igor is happy with the results. Such a facade house close to the street, and close to the security force of King's Landing, if you want oneself to spend money on rent, I am afraid that the silver coins on your body will not add up to a month. It's not wrong to ask Eddard Stark for help, it's definitely taking good care of Night's Watch.
After seeing the house and taking the key, Igor took the two guards from Winterfell back to the hotel where oneself stayed and joined Tyrion, Sun began to incline westward, they set off from the Albatross Hotel to King's Landing by Blackwater Rush The port and the gathering place of merchants began to purchase materials.
Going south through Septa Street, Mud Street and Fishmonger's Square, they arrived at their destination after exiting the Riverside Gate, also known as Mud Gate.
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Mud Gate is not bad at all. The reason why it got this name is because people who disembark at the port here often have wet mud on their feet, and there is a lot of traffic. , the roads and squares are full of mud, and when it rains, the road conditions are as bad as walking into a marsh.
Three hundred years ago, the area was completely forested, with only a few fishermen settling on the northern shores of Blackwater Rush, where the currents flow deep into the sea. Later, Aegon the Conqueror crossed the sea from Dragonstone, and his army landed here. Now, it has become the most prosperous area outside the entire King's Landing city wall.
Houses, pavilions, brick warehouses, wood houses and market stalls, taverns, cemeteries and brothels, buildings of all kinds, one after another, the noise of which can be heard from afar; more than a hundred Wharfs line the waterfront, and the port is teeming with boats; deep-water fishing boats and river ferries are teeming with boatmen, who punt to and from Blackwater Bay, and merchant ships continuously unload cargo from Braavos, Pentos, and Lys.
This is the port with the largest volume of foreign trade in Westeros. In order to provide space for the Fishmonger's Square inside the city wall and the cargo distribution center outside the wall, the city wall city gate here is the weakest position of King's Landing. It also makes the nickname Mud Gate more not just in name only, but also in reality.
Tyrion knew almost every businessman in the port by name, and with his House Lannister "Imp" mind and reputation, hardly anyone dared to kill him. Igor took it easy, just following along, watching dwarf negotiate all the deals and arrangements for the ransom for oneself at a slightly lower cost than expected: from fixing the price, the delivery date, to hiring the The supplies were sent to Eastwatch's ship, and he didn't worry about anything, and his freedom for at least the next three months was just like that.
The first mission of the two Winterfell guards was to ensure that this batch of supplies arrived at Eastwatch on time and delivered to Night's Watch with high quality and quantity.
As night fell, Igor found a small merchant ship that was going to Dragonstone recently. After paying a few Silver Stag deposits, the captain agreed that the second day would wait until he got on the ship. Departure... everything is done, the night is dark, and the second day of Igor's arrival at King's Landing has passed so busy and fulfilling.
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(end of this chapter)